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The Domains
March 2015 Dot Brand/New gTLD Trends
Vincent D’Angelo is Director, Global Brand Advisors at CSC Digital Brand Services. He put up some info on LinkedIn that were headlines from a report at newgtld.report Here are a few headlines: There are 800+ dotbrand registrations registered to...
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March 2015 Dot Brand/New gTLD Trends
Vincent D’Angelo is Director, Global Brand Advisors at CSC Digital Brand Services. He put up some info on LinkedIn that were headlines from a report at newgtld.report Here are a few headlines: There are 800+ dotbrand registrations registered to...
Discussion
March 27, 2015, 9:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
IPC asks ICANN to halt controversial .Sucks domain name roll out
Calls it “predatory, exploitative and coercive” and points out bizarre contract with ICANN. The Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) is asking (pdf) ICANN to halt Vox Populi’s roll out of the .sucks top level domain name, callin...
Discussion
IPC asks ICANN to halt controversial .Sucks domain name roll out
Calls it “predatory, exploitative and coercive” and points out bizarre contract with ICANN. The Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) is asking (pdf) ICANN to halt Vox Populi’s roll out of the .sucks top level domain name, callin...
Discussion
March 27, 2015, 9:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Evaluating domain names on ValPak coupons
The majority of advertisers in a ValPak coupon mailer include a web address on their ad. I recently analyzed a coupon mailer I received to see if local businesses are promoting their websites in advertisements. Today I tore open a ValPak mailer to se...
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Evaluating domain names on ValPak coupons
The majority of advertisers in a ValPak coupon mailer include a web address on their ad. I recently analyzed a coupon mailer I received to see if local businesses are promoting their websites in advertisements. Today I tore open a ValPak mailer to se...
Discussion
March 27, 2015, 3:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Optilead Ltd. engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
WIPO panel determined UK company filed domain name dispute in bad faith. UK company Optilead Ltd has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Optilead.com. Optilead Ltd uses the domain name Optilead.co.uk for i...
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Optilead Ltd. engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
WIPO panel determined UK company filed domain name dispute in bad faith. UK company Optilead Ltd has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Optilead.com. Optilead Ltd uses the domain name Optilead.co.uk for i...
Discussion
March 27, 2015, 1:58 pm
The Domains
Domain Movers: Liftware.com, OrderPro.com & More
Welcome to the first ever Domain Movers series on TheDomains! If this is the first time you are seeing the series, this is what it’s all about: Domain Movers are domain names that I dig hard to find that have been acquired by some of the larges...
Discussion
Domain Movers: Liftware.com, OrderPro.com & More
Welcome to the first ever Domain Movers series on TheDomains! If this is the first time you are seeing the series, this is what it’s all about: Domain Movers are domain names that I dig hard to find that have been acquired by some of the larges...
Discussion
March 27, 2015, 10:39 am
The Domains
Donuts: “We’ve priced the product higher quite simply because we think it’s significantly superior,”
Xconomy.com did an article on the new gtlds and had a focus on Donuts and they got quotes from Richard Tindal a co-founder and COO. Again I think some of the quotes are way off base. Tindal talks about Donuts pricing being higher because it is a supe...
Discussion
Donuts: “We’ve priced the product higher quite simply because we think it’s significantly superior,”
Xconomy.com did an article on the new gtlds and had a focus on Donuts and they got quotes from Richard Tindal a co-founder and COO. Again I think some of the quotes are way off base. Tindal talks about Donuts pricing being higher because it is a supe...
Discussion
March 27, 2015, 10:29 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: March 27 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news that is hand-picked for you.• Telegraph.co.uk Interviews .XYZ Daniel Negari “Who Has Already Made $6.4 Million” On .XYZ• ICANN Budget Proposal Shows New TLDs Weaker Than...
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Domain Name News: March 27 Week in Review
Hand-curated, no-B.S., important domain name industry news that is hand-picked for you.• Telegraph.co.uk Interviews .XYZ Daniel Negari “Who Has Already Made $6.4 Million” On .XYZ• ICANN Budget Proposal Shows New TLDs Weaker Than...
Discussion
March 27, 2015, 9:30 am
The Domains
TheDomains.com Welcomes Jamie Zoch and His Domain Movers Series
TheDomains.com is pleased to announce that Jamie Zoch from Dot Weekly will be moving his Domain Movers series to TheDomains.com. Jamie will be providing the same research and behind the scenes access that made the Domain Movers series so popular on D...
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TheDomains.com Welcomes Jamie Zoch and His Domain Movers Series
TheDomains.com is pleased to announce that Jamie Zoch from Dot Weekly will be moving his Domain Movers series to TheDomains.com. Jamie will be providing the same research and behind the scenes access that made the Domain Movers series so popular on D...
Discussion
March 26, 2015, 11:25 pm
The Domains
Move Over Cybersquatting Here Comes Soundsquatting
Tim Lince published an article on WorldTrademarkReview.com that has found a new kind of domain infringement. It is being called soundsquatting and the victims are the visually impaired. From the article: Recent research has revealed the extent of a n...
Discussion
Move Over Cybersquatting Here Comes Soundsquatting
Tim Lince published an article on WorldTrademarkReview.com that has found a new kind of domain infringement. It is being called soundsquatting and the victims are the visually impaired. From the article: Recent research has revealed the extent of a n...
Discussion
March 26, 2015, 4:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameJet Expired Domain Name Review
Joseph Peterson takes a look at recent expired domain name sales at NameJet. NameJet’s 2 top-performing expired domain auctions from the past week overlap with stories in the news elsewhere. KYTE.com ($5.3k) brings to mind a UDRP filed against ...
Discussion
NameJet Expired Domain Name Review
Joseph Peterson takes a look at recent expired domain name sales at NameJet. NameJet’s 2 top-performing expired domain auctions from the past week overlap with stories in the news elsewhere. KYTE.com ($5.3k) brings to mind a UDRP filed against ...
Discussion
March 26, 2015, 3:10 pm
